Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 57: Trap
Holy Tree City, Imperial Embassy.
In a secret room that was shielded by a triple barrier and could not be found by any ordinary detection method, the three people who had returned from the Bone House were sitting in front of a simple stone table. All three of them were silent, and seemed to be waiting for something.
Silence filled the air and the atmosphere gradually became solemn.
After a long time, the envoy knocked on the table lightly and said:
"What do you think about the Duke of the Holy Tree?"
The manner and tone of his speech were no longer as proper as before; rather, his domineering look made him seem more like a superior than the other two.
"powerful……"
After a long while, the senator of the Star Council answered in a low voice.
Then he continued:
"She's terrifyingly powerful... Let me make it clear first. If our final mission requires us to fight her in that palace, I won't go crazy with you."
In response to this answer, the envoy frowned and said:
"I don't know much about magic...but is it that exaggerated?"
The senator sighed upon hearing this and said:
"The Bone White House is more like a temple than a palace. It is hard to imagine that without the help of the Star Council, someone could create a magic formation of that level... Relying on the World Tree as the source of magic power, she can at least exert three times her own combat power. In addition, with the flexible tactical options brought by various pre-engraved spells, to defeat her in that palace, at least four combat forces of the same level are needed."
“In other words, if she can lure Remedios to that palace, then she has a good chance of winning?”
The envoy tapped the table and glanced at the two people. Seeing that neither of them spoke, he continued to ask:
"This is the purpose of our visit. Any questions?"
The archbishop at the side cleared his throat and said:
“Let’s not talk about the Senate’s orders for now. Remedios is a person who has lived from the time of the Judgment Seat to the present. Even if she really stepped into the trap step by step according to the best circumstances, I think her chances of winning in the end are only about 30%.”
If you want to surround and kill a member of the Tribunal, you can never be too cautious.
"In other words, if there is no additional reinforcement, the possibility of the two of them fighting to a draw is extremely low. And to be honest, based on my understanding of the Duke of Holy Tree, that woman is definitely not as loyal to the empire as she has shown before. If you count on her, I'm afraid she will sell you out."
The archbishop showed a look of disgust as he spoke.
The hypocritical look of that woman who said she was absolutely loyal to the contract between her and the Eighth Holy Spirit before really disgusted him. She was obviously forced to cling to the Empire because of the lack of support in the Jade Province. Now she shamelessly used the contract between the Forest Elves and the Eighth Holy Spirit more than 800 years ago as a cover to swear her loyalty... It was disgusting.
"The worst case scenario is that the two of them might team up to silence us. Believe me, Flora is the type who will help whoever wins. If we can't put our overwhelming strength in front of her and let her know that we are the superior party, then..."
"There is no extra combat support."
The envoy interrupted, and then he continued:
"There are only three of us who have been assigned by to complete this task."
"Just the three of us? We need to complete the mission of killing Remedios and Floralo at the same time?"
The senator asked with his eyes wide open.
In other words, if they could not ensure that the Duke of the Holy Tree and Remedios would fight to the death, then all they could do was to protect themselves as much as possible.
"After the Seventh Legion withdraws to the Dragon Ridge Mountains, the military operation against Blackwater Province will begin. The Platinum Circle and other masters of the Star Council will be transferred to directly capture Thorn City and resolve the anomalies in the Sorrow Mountains... There is no extra combat power left here."
The envoy shrugged and continued:
"We can first assume optimistically that they will attack each other... Of course, it would backfire and they would join forces to deal with us, which would definitely be the worst case scenario. But if that happens, I need the two of you to do your best to hold Flora back for five minutes."
The two nodded subconsciously, and then couldn't help feeling confused.
If the goal is not to defeat the opponent, then delaying for five minutes is a simple matter, but what can you do in five minutes?
The "envoy" before him did not have any extraordinary powers - he was neither a magic chanter, nor a divine scroll reader, nor an authority holder... but he was still appointed by the Senate to lead this special operation.
"Five minutes. After I kill Remedios, I will be free to help you send Flora off."
The man said.
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Camilla originated from another timeline, and if the ceremony of her birth was really the massacre of the primitive humans of Ravenwood by the ancestors of the forest elves as Nihle had investigated in the past, then her lifeblood should be the few tree-like humans who did not die.
Ms. Hungry's power is "entropy", which symbolizes the inevitable loss, and the premise of loss is that there is something to lose.
There is no loss in complete silence.
Therefore, as long as the few humans who have been transformed into trees are found and the support that holds them together is destroyed, then at least in theory, it will be possible to deal a huge blow to the existence of the other party.
This is just like in the past, when you conquered the territories of various Void Kings in the game, you needed to complete pre-tasks such as "turn off a few lights", "mess up a few performances", and "win a few fights" in order to destroy symbolic things and weaken the authority of the Void King.
But the difference this time is that William was a symbol of destruction in the Moon Realm before, and the Moon Realm is a place where reality can change according to will. But the key to Lady Hungry and Corrupted is in the real world, a place where anything that happens will be fixed as a certain reality.
The "symbol" of the Moon Realm can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, but the carrier of the "symbol" in the present world is gone once it is destroyed.
Therefore, the first question now is, how should he go to another timeline?
As for this, after learning some secrets about the Hungry Lady from the "Secret Keeper", William had some idea.
"Your Excellency, may I ask why you did this?"
Flora asked after a long silence.
Although separated by a veil, William could still see the surprise in the other person's eyes.
"In short, we have found the reason that enables the undead to have cognition like living people. Their status is probably the same as yours. Of course, they are also liches whose souls and bodies are separated, just like Neh."
The soul boxes that store their souls are the forest elves that have been transformed into trees on this side. They communicate between the two timelines through the illusory channel of dreams.
Dreams...
Is the Nightmare Lord also involved in this matter?
If the Lord of Nightmares is involved, what about the Whispering Queen?
What are the chances that the whole thing is actually a trap?
William paused at this point, on the one hand to think carefully about this conjecture, on the other hand to give the other party time to digest his previous words, and then he asked:
"From what I know about Neh, he would never pass down the method of transforming into a lich unless there was a compelling reason to do so. So, tell me, how did you obtain Neh's inheritance? And how did Neh go to another timeline in the past and discover the plan of the Hungry Lady?"
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at the same time……
"...This is what is happening now. I'm sorry, but based on the current situation, you may need to bring Judgment Seven to Holy Tree City in advance."
On an old elven longship in the Broken Sea, William, with the holy emblem of the Holy Spirit hanging around his neck, said this to the blond elf standing at the bow.
"Ravenwood Forest?"
Perhaps she recalled something and let out a long sigh, then Remedios, the ruler of Ava, turned her head.
"I need to discuss this matter with the staff first. After all, my leaving early will have a great impact on morale... Please act on the premise that I will be there within three days."
William nodded, then turned to look at Liz who was chewing on the elf's special fruit.
"I see, I see. You're going to make me do hard labor again later, right?"
Her face was covered in juice, and she was muttering in dissatisfaction.
Remedios turned and walked towards the cabin, but stopped halfway. She turned back and looked at William and said:
"Excuse me, Sir William. How likely do you think this is a trap?"
